The anchor recovered near Warrenpoint this week
Credit: Carlingford Lough/Facebook
The Facebook page for Carlingford Lough has shared a remarkable find from the lough by subsea divers — an anchor believed to have been lost from a sailing ship more than a century ago.
It’s understood the anchor was discovered as it was causing an obstruction in the shipping channel close to Warrenpoint Harbour.
Afloat.ie awaits further updates as to the anchor’s origins.
MacDara Conroy is a contributor covering all things on the water, from boating and wildlife to science and business
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